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Aug. 0, 1862, the battle of Cedar Mountain,
the first in Pope's Virginia campaign, was
fought Sigel had been ordered to march to
Culpepper Aug. 8, but mistook his orders and
did not reach there till the afternoon of the
9th. That afternoon the battle opened with
an attack from Ewell's division on Banks.
Banks held possession of hill near Cedar
mountain. Ewell planted battery on Cedar
mountain to rake the Union forces. Part of
Ewell's and Jackson's divisions took position
on ridge opposite the hill occupied by the
Federal troops. The battle began with a
sharp artillery fire at o'clock. A corn field
and wheat field lay between the two armies.
Jackson's old troops, called sometimes "Jacll-
sons own," sometimes the "Stonewall bri-
gade," were commanded at Cedar mountain
by Gen. Winder. He was killed early in the
action, and his command devolved on Gen.
Taliaferro.
Cedar mountain is called by the Confeder-
ates Slaughter mountain. Banks men were
posted on the hill mentioned and on the plain
near Cedar run, a stream crossing the Gull
pepper road. The attack was ordered by
Stonewall Jackson who, in his report, says
that, finding only part Of Pope's army at
Culpepper Court House, he hoped, through
the blessing of Providence, to defeat it before
re-enforcements came up. In this fight Jack
son had his own old division and those of Hill
and Ewell, nearly $4,000 men in all, the best
and most experienced soldiers Of the army of
the Confederacy. Banks had less than 5000
men, consisting of Williams and Augur's di-
visions, with Gordon's brigade, not quite
1900, posted as a reserve on the extreme
right.
Gen. Jubal A. Early, G. s. A., took prominent
part in the battle of Cedar Mountain having
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ond battle of Bull Run In 1862. He remained in
the regular army till 1882, when he resigned, hav
ing first been promoted to be major general. He
died in 1885.
Pope assumed his. new duties with enthusi
asm. From the first he and Mcclellan diff
fered as to the conduct of the war before
Richmond. Pope especially opposed the re-
treat to the James, and thought that instead
the Army of the Potomac should seek to re-
treat by the north bank of the Chickahominy
and Hanover Court House. The differences
became serious At last both generals re-
ouested that commander in chief be ap-
pointed over them and over all the armies.
This was done, and July 23 Gen. Henry w.
Halleck became commander in chief Of all
the forces of the United States.
Pope on taking command of the Virginia
army, announced that his headquarters
would be in the saddle He further issued
proclamation to the soldiers:
81 have come from the west" he told
them, "where we have always seen the backs
of our enemies, from an army whose business
has been to seek the adversary and beat him
when found, whose policy has been attack
and not defense"
Gen. Pope issued orders from Washington
to his army, but did not join it in person till
the last of July.
The orders he issued have been criticised
severely One required troops to subsist on
the country as far as was practicable. An
other declared that non-combatants in the
neighborhood of the army should be held re-
sponsible for damage to military property,
guerrilla attacks ON soldiers, and all acts of
private hostility. A third bulletin ordered
that all the male inhabitants within the lines
of his army should take the oath of ale
glance 10 the United States government.
Those who refused were to be sent out of the
lines Whoever took the oath and violated
it was to be shot. The Confederate govern
ment had issued orders similar to these in
Tennessee, nearly year before.
Pope began military operations by bring
ing the detachments of his army nearer to-
gether, making line some forty miles long.
Sigel's and Banks corps were posted at Sper
ryville. which will be seen upon the map.
Ricketts, division of McDowell's corps was
placel twenty miles east of this, at Waterloo
bridge over the north fork of the Rappahan-
mock, while Gen. Rufus Kings division Of
McDowells corps was left at Fredericksburg.
1t is an unfortunate circumstance belong
ing to this part of the history Of the war
that there was i'll feeling among several OF
the generals with the armies of the east.
This had its influence on the campaign OF
Virginia. Mcclellan had the gift of attach
ing men to him enthusiastically. His infiu-
ence over many of the officers under him
was unbounded.
They repealed jealousy any measure look
ing to weakening of his authority. 1t was
charged that some on this account gave only
a half hearted support to the efforts OF other
generals, particularly those of Pope in Vir-
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close he was engaged in making government
surveys till the outbreak of the civil war.
AS Typographical engineer he did consider
able experimenting in the line of boring arte-
sian wells to obtain water supply on the
arid western plains.
In 1861 he was made brigadier general
of volunteers, and the district of Northern
Missouri was placed in his charge. After
ward he commanded the Army of the Missis-
sippi In March, 1862, he was promoted to
be major general of volunteers From these
experiences he was called east in June and
placed at the head of the Army of Virginia.
He was to reorganlze and consolidate it. In
July he became brigadier general in the
regular army.
At the close Of the campaign, which is the
subject of this chapter in war history, in Sep.
TENDER, 1862, Gen. Pope requested to be re-
lieved Of the command of the Army of Vir-
ginia and 60 back west. He was permitted
to do So and received back his old command
in the northwest. He is now retired from the
regular army.
Gen Irwin Mcdowell commanded Pope's Third
corps in Virginia He was born in Columbus O..
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COL. FLETCHER WEBSTER. he was killed.
BY the morning Of Aug. 30 the last Of Lees
forces had come up He now had 10000 men
ready for action Pope had 10000. At $50
on the night Of the Goth Pope sent another
order to Fitz John Porter to be present at
daybreak with his corps He obeyed this
time, except two OF his brigades, that miscon.
strued orders and marched to Centreville and
remained there all day. The rest took brave
part in the fighting 1t was a terrible battle.
There were roar Of artillery, q crash Of
musketry and exploding shess, the neighing
OF horses, the shouts Of soldiers and then the
groans Of wounded and dying, till the waters
OF Bull Run ran with blood
Pope believed the Confederates were re-
treating, and at noon ordered pursuit A
sudden discharge OF artillery that shook the
ground told Lee that the battle had begun.
AS to fighting, it was repetition Of the day
before. As to the end, it resulted in the de-
feat Of Pope. His soldiers were driven back
across the east side Of Bull Run and retreated
stances OF heroism that day which have
never been exceled
Heintzelman's corps was on the extreme
Federal right in this battle. Next to him
came Reno, with two divisions of Burnside's
corps, and next Sigel's corps. The left wing
was almost at right angles to the right and in
the rear. 1t consisted Of McDowell's and
serves.
This was the order of fight on that disas-
trous day for the Union troops: Butterfield's
brigade made gallant advance, supported
by Sykes regulars. At the same time Reno
and Heintzelman attacked on the right.
They were Joined afterward by Reynolds.
Here the Confederate left held by jackson
was. Longstreet, who went to his aid drove
back the Federals with fierce fire from two
batteries, and then charged upon Them
AS Butterfield advanced OH the Union left
the woods suddenly seemed alive with men in
gray. Col. Warren, With two regiments,
tried to hold the place Reynolds vacated
when he went to the right lie was over
whelmed by Confederates The Federal
troops fought CALAMITY, but, outnumbered
two to one, what could they do9 Porter's
corps went into that bloody fight with not
quite 7 900 men. When it came out and drew
back across Bull Run there were not 5000
left The center of both armies suffered most
In the fighting of Aug. 20, % and so the
Union troops lost II 900 men, the Confeder-
ates about 8 400
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ericksburg, Groveton, Manassas, Yorktown and
Fairfax. After the war he was again minister to
Rome. He died in 1876.
At midnight, after a march of twenty
miles, jackson and his men bivouacked at
Salem, near Thoroughfare Gap, on the rail-
road. Jackson had forbidden his soldiers to
shout, but whenever they caught sight of him
in his faded uniform and old yellow cap they
sent up roaring cheers, and he could not stop
them.
At daylight they were on the march again.
Thoroughfare Gap was undefended by Union
troops, as they hal hoped, and now they were
ready for Pope on the right or Washington
city on the left. Jacksons men had per.
formed another one of their extraordinary
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the United States
army on the frontier
until the beginningof
the civil war. Then
he took sides with
the Confederacy and
became one of the
leading south I'm
generals. He fought
prominently in the
battle Of Second Bull
Run, and afterward
at Antietam. After
that he was sent
west, and rose to the
Dank Of lieutenant
general, He lost a
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Pope's idea was to crush Jackson by get
ting on his rear, between him and Thorough.
fare Gap, with one portion of the Federal
army, McDowell's corps, while the other,
under Hoolser, should attack him the east,
coming from Centreville. At that time
Pope supposed jackson to be retreating back
through Thoroughfare Gap
But Jackson was not retreating. Long
street was close at hand, ready to Join him.
Furthermore, Pope's own army had not
come to time as expected Fitz John Porter
had been ordered to join Hooker at Bristoe
Station on the Manassas Gap railroad. He
arrived six hours late. Meanwhile the same
day, Aug. 81, at Manassas Junction, seven
miles away, there was hot skirmish Some
New Jersey troops under Gen. Taylor had
been ordered to rescue the stores there. They
were driven off with half their officers killed
or wounded. Gen. Taylor himself was
killed. At BriStoe Station, the same day too.
Hooker made an attack on Ewell, who fell
back toward Jacksonfs main army. unpur-
sued.
Where was Jackson's army, meantimes
jackson was master of the art Of strategy
He started Ewell and Hill off northeast with
a noise and flourish, as if they were march,
ing in bee line to Washington. At the
same time he put his main army swiftly and
quietly on the march back from Manassas
northwarl in the direction in which he knew
Longstreet was advancing Ewell and Hill
went as far northeast as Centreville, within
twenty miles of Washington. Then they
suddenly turned west and rejoined Jackson's
army near the old battle field of Bull Run.
This was Aug. %.
In the second battle of Bull Run Gen. Robert C.
Schenck had his arm shattered by a ball. He was
born in Ohio in 1909. Unlike most of the generals
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in the civil war, he
was not educated at
West Point. He be-
came a lawyer, en-
tered politics, served
four terms in con-
gress, was minister
to Brazil, entered the
army at the outbreak
of the war and be-
came a brigadier gen.
eral of volunteers.
He was at the first
battle Of Bull Run,
passed through the
campaign of the She
nandoah and took
mart in pODe'S cam
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those OF the next two
days, was q brave
and accomplished
officer. He was born
In New York 1919,
and was graduated
at West Point. He
served in the Next
can war as q captain
OF artillery. He was
in Fort Sumter with
Gen. Robert Ander-
son when the war
broke out, and fired
the first gun for the
Union against the
seeded st ate OF
co.,th Ooro1ipa April
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SOLDIERS MONUMENT AT BULL RUN.
Before the 30th Pope had sent to Mcclellan,
at Alexandria, for horse feed and supplies for
his cavalry. Gen. Mcclellan sent him back
word that the supplies would be Forthcoming
as soon as Pope sent cavalry escort for
them.
Gen. Pope says, in his report: at was not
until after received this letter that began
to feel discouraged and nearly hopeless of any
I was charged"
In the night of Sept. l, Immediately after
the battle of Chantilly, the Union army re-
treated to Alexandria and the defenses about
Washington. Lee pursued few miles and
then turned to new fields.
At his own request, Gen. Pope went back
west. Gen. Mcclellan became again com.
mander of the Army of the Potomac, which
included also now the late Army of Virginia
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ginia campaign. ue
belonged to the ia
nous Bufords OF
Kentucky, q family
noted for furnishing
q number Of soldiers
to both sides during
the civil war. Gen.
Buford was born In
1925, and was q grad
uate Of West Point.
Like a horse loving
Kentuckian, he en-
tered the cavalry ser.
vice OF the United
States army. He was
one Of the most USE
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man of large stature

anu soldlerly ap-
pearance. He was
born in Illinois in
1928, and was grad
uated at West Point
before he was 20
years old. He was
assigned at once to
the choice engineer
corps and was sent
to Florida to sur
vey the boundary
line tn ere. He
served with honor
in the Mexican
xvor A ftor ifs
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command of a brig
ade which did hot
fighting. He held the
Confederate rig ht =.
Banks threw one of
his columns across
the wheat field and
attacked at that
point. Early, seeing
that he was to be
driven back, called
for re-enforcements.
A brigade from Hills
division was sent to
him.
Jubal Early was
born in Virginia in
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in 1918. He received
q thorough military
education, partly at
a training school in
France and after
ward at West Point,
where he graduated
in 1898. He served in
the Mexican war. Ele
was the commanding
general at the first
battle and Union de-
feat at Bull Run,
July, 1861. He was
not blamed for the
defeat, however. He
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ien George Sykes, brigadier general of volun.

teers, was a colonel
in the regular army.
He was a West Point
graduate, born in
Delaware in 1922. He
was a gallant Next
can war officer, dis
tinguishing himself
at Cerro Gordo. He
served with distinc-
ton in the Army of
the Potomac during
the war, taking ac-
tive part in the bat
ties of Pope's cam
paign. Gen. Sykes
died in 1899
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CEDAR MOUNTAIN.

By Aug. Pope's army was largely concern
trated between Culpepper Court House and
Cedar mountain. Banks led the advance and
was not far from Cedar mountain. Pope's
whole force at this time was about 10000.
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King of revolution
airy times. He was
born in 1914, in New
York, and was grad
uated at West Point
in 1893, being attach
ed to the engineer
corps. He was in
turn a superintend-
ing railway engineer,
an editor and minis
ter to Rome. During
the war he was a
brigadier general of
volunteers, attached
to McDowell's corps.
He commanded a di-
vision during the
campaign Of the Ar
my of Virginia, subse-
quently taking part
in the battles of Fred
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Webster, colonel OF
the Twelfth Massa.
chusetts regiment,
and only surviving
child OF Daniel Web
ster, He was shot
through the lungs at
the head Of his regi-
ment and died In Q
few hours. His death
was greatly lament
ed. He had held
many responsible
government offices
during his life. He
Xyas 70 yaara old when
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loved hc had defeated the Confc,leratcs. u
was a mistake, us the next day proved

MANASSAS, OR SECOND BULL RUN.
On Saturday, Aug. 80, was fought the
bloody battle which the Federals call the Sec
Ond battle Of Bull Run. The Confederates
named 1t Manassas. "As they won 1t, per-
haps, they have the best right to give 1t
name,' writes Mr.. John Goldman Ropes.
At the battle Of the 3Oth was killed Fletcher
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A Thrifty Man.
From the Arkansaw Traveller.

From the Arkansaw Traveller.
A white man, upon meeting a
negro whom he had not seen tor
many years, vigorously shook his
head and said:
"Spincer. | am delighted to see
you. How have you been getting
along?"
"Woulder been gittin' erlong
mighty we'll, Mr.. jim. eff folks had
ertended ter dar own bizness amer
let me erlone.'
Did they not let you alone?"
"No, sab, da didu., Da tuck me
frum the ferryboat whar l wuz do
in we'll enutf an made a Jestice O
de Peace outen NE.
1T was q cause where the Office
sought the man. 1t was a high
compliment, Spincer. You should
not hesitate to serve the pub
lie"
ooh, l didn't mind goln' inter
de Office, sab, eff da' jes let me err
lone arter dat. Da came Ground
cuzcn me o takin> bride o $50 an
sent me ter a penitenchy tur er
year, da did. Come 'stroyin' er
man prospects, dat er way. Da'
lowed wen | tuck de office dat er
thrifty man could make or hbin'
outen it, an jes ez l got ter be sor>
ter thrifty da whilled in an sent
me ter dat peritenchy, 'mong dem
thievin, niggers an low down white
folks. Dat ain no way ter ack in
err country like dis"
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A Lively Chap.

A young Englishman arrived in
Galveston, Texas, registered at a
hotel as Carter G. Gordon, from
Savannah, Ga. Shortly afterward
he created qn;te sensation by
walking up and down the principal
streets clad in knee breeches a
peaked straw hat and huge cape
overcoat, aIthouth the weather was
very sultry. His eccentric conduct
soon attracted attention particular,
" as he was lavish with his money,
s!apping down s1o0bill for trifing
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articles ard declining to accept any
change. 1t appears that he arrived
from England a few month ago bur
dened with more money than he
knew what to do with, and to graf
ify singular freak he made hee>
line for Texas. Occasionally he
would be surrounded by curious
crowds on the street corners, and
before leaving them lie would pres
emf two or three in the crowd with
a roll of bills. His next objective
point WAS st Louis, where he in
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Fashion Notes.

Gauze fans are ali the rage now.
For trimming net, ribbons ard
flowers are used.
For young girls dresses of white
muslin are in favor.
Lace jahots, with a single revers
of velvet, are much liked for the
front of dressy basques.
Stockings are an important ar
ticle of dress, and more attention
is given them than ever before.
Ii is rflieted that the high
crowned hats Will give place to
hats with lower crowns and wider
brims.
Now that all plails and checks
are in favor, the old fashioned
cross.barred muslin has been re-
vived, ard very pretty morning
dresses are made from it.
Shirred side breadths are seen
upon the skirts Of dressy cotton
fabrics. A vide cluster Of stirring
is arranged just below the belt,
end another half way down the
SKIRT,
Some of the color combinations
Of the present soseon are very viv.
id. An example was smoke-eoI-
ored costume which had a vest and
other trimmings Of brilliant yell
low.
Among the newest sashos those
having Pempadour stripes are
seen. These show bands of satin
strewn With small natural colored
flowers, alternating with plain
stripes of watered silk.
What taiiors designate as the
"banded bodice" but which is real
ly only belted waist, is in high
favor for toilets Of all descriptions,
from simpletonnis lannelsand wash
materials TO elaborate dresses OF
embroidery and lace.
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Notable People In Georgia.

Dooly County can boast of the
tallest man as we'll IS the smallest
woman in Georgia. Sam Cason
stands in lis stocking feet seven
feet and two inches; and then is
room enough above for several more
inches. Cason is so slim that he
hardly cass shadow, but he can
get over ground about a fast as a To-
connective. Mrs. A. II. Hall has
daughter, Anna, who was Dorm
in 1872, consequently she is fifteen
years cd and only thirty inches in
height. She is perfect model of
a weman, is spriehtly, intelligent
ana pretty. She goes about her
household duties like a little lady,
but being so small, she is not res
CURED to do much. -[Sumter
GA Republican.
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Free whisk Y. J
Free tobacco. }
Free beer. J

The Republican party and a
small faction of Democrats are in
favor of the sort of tariff reform In
dicated by the three lonesome items
on the left OF this "deadly parallel
column"
The great bulk of the Democrat.
ic party is in favor OF reducing the
tax on most OF the articles which
stand on the right of this parallel
column.
1t will do to talk about the abo-
lition of tie tobacco tax, but tree
whisky and free beer are out Of
the question. Macon Telegraph.
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The feeling between the rival and
adjacent cities St. Paul and Min
neapoIis is said to be. SO bitter that
were Gabriel TO take his stand IN
either tow, and blow his trumpet,
the Inhabitants of the other would
not pay the slightest attention to
the summons
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The manager Of a minstrel show
New York filled his place of amuse-
ment on Wednesday night by dis
playing CD the sidewalk black
board, upon which was ohalked.
Thistle please you. What yacht
to do? and other atrocious puns
on the race
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changing is too good for you, 7"
said a Judge "a a condemned man.
II know it is, replied the prison,
er frankly, "aDd # you can suggest
anything else, judge, you cant do
TO quick.
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tended to be during the Grand
Army encampment, and where he
intended spending bushels of mon
ey.
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ALBANY EXPRESS.

i'hih ohfct aud sleeping car SRyan
nah te Jacksonville.
PASSENGERS tor Brunswics Wv ,a;s train
ari y a. Brunswick (via L. r., VS.
~ al 8 m
Pass myers for Macon. Atlanta Chtta.
nooga. Rockville Bristol Roanoke phiIa
delphia and New York, take THE tran
win throneh Pullmah Buffet sleep 60
Passengers for Fernano,na. Gainesville
Gear Key. Ocala Wildwood. Le.shurs
All stations on Floid.i Railway and
Navigation Company md Florida sonthern
Il iway take this train,
Passengers for Madison, Monticello Tai
Iahassee and all Middle Florida points take
This tram.
Connection a Jacksonville dailv with
Peoples Line Steamers aua Railroads tor
y. Augustine ami all points on ST john,
River,
through tickets sold and sleepiny "a,
berth accommodations secured az Rren.s
Ticket Oflice, No - Bull street and a. he
CompaDp's Depot, foot Of !. Il alty street
JAS. l.. TAYLOR
Tea. pass Agent
'" Il Z VI Gen, Supt
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Wednesday night. John Hester,
a negro, living near Monroe, went
"possum" hunting, leaving his two
children, 6 and 8 years old, locked
up in the house. His wife had gone
off to preaching. When they re-
turned they found the house in ash
es, and nothing left of the two chill
dren but their charred remains.
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Take Your Choice.

The Atlanta Journal is putting
in some good work for the cause of
tariff reform.
A strong editorial in Saturdays
is pointed by the following exhibit,
which shows the two proposed
methods OF reducing taxation:
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Because John Adams son was in
augurated twenty-four years after
his father left Office it is thought
by the Globe Democrat that Robs
ert Lincoln viii 60 into the white
House in 1889, just tweutv-four
years after his father left it. 1t
takes something more than an
historical coincidence to elect
Presidents in this country.